Cognitive science - technology, communication, design

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Recruitment for the winter semester of the 2025/2026 academic year has been completed.

bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science (full-time Polish-language)

Admissions are held until the limit of places is reached.

Candidates are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis after completing online registration and submitting a complete set of documents.

For foreigners with a high school diploma issued by countries outside: EU, EFTA, OECD, Ukraine and China it is necessary to take the entrance exam (it is possible to pass online).

Questions addressed during the exam: 2-3 questions on issues related to cognitive science - these may include basic concepts of perception, consciousness or artificial intelligence.

In addition, the examiner may ask questions about your motivation for choosing the course and the Academy.

1. Online registration

Create an account on the enrolment portal: rekrutacja.pjwstk.edu.pl 

You will receive an activation link, and after activating your account you will get access to your profile. Fill out the forms and obligatorily upload your photo (format: ID photo / passport photo). Be sure to select field of study for which you are applying. 

2. Provision of documents

Prepare the required documents, save them in.pdf format, upload the relevant files to the recruitment portal.

Candidates who hold a Polish baccalaureate (high school diploma), an IB (International Baccalaureate Diploma) or an EB (European Baccalaureate) diploma

Required Documents:

1. Application for admission - the completed form can be downloaded from your profile in the recruitment portal after uploading a digital proof photo. Candidates who do not upload a photo will not be able to download the application from the portal. Remember to sign the application! Applications with an inappropriate photo will not be accepted;
2. High school diploma - the applicant uploads a legible color scan. After receiving the admission decision, he presents the original, a copy or a photocopy certified by a notary public.

Candidates who hold a foreign diploma

Required Documents:

1. Application for admission - the completed form can be downloaded from your profile in the recruitment portal after uploading a digital proof photo. Candidates who do not upload a photo will not be able to download the application from the portal. Remember to sign the application! Applications with an inappropriate photo will not be accepted;
2. A photocopy of an identity document (passport);
3. High school diploma/certificate (entitling to start studies). The candidate uploads a legible, color scan to his/her recruitment profile, and after receiving the decision, presents the original, a photocopy certified by a Polish notary or a notary acting in one of the EU countries;
4. Certificate of proficiency in Polish at a minimum of B2 - check;
5. *translation of diploma - holders of diplomas issued in Polish, English and Ukrainian are exempt from translation;
6. *apostille/legalization of diploma - holders of diplomas issued by the following countries are exempt: European Union and EFTA countries, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Ukraine, USA, UK;
7. **Written decision of the NAWA Director confirming eligibility to apply for admission to studies/nostrification of certificate;
8. Passed the entrance exam - applies to holders of certificates issued outside the EU, EFTA, OECD, Ukraine and China.

*Document necessary to receive a qualification decision
**From July 1, 2025, foreign certificates must be recognized by the Director of NAWA as entitling the student to begin first degree studies in Poland. This does not apply to certificates issued by countries of the European Union, EFTA, OECD, Ukraine and China.

Note: Written information from NAWA is a necessary document to receive a qualification decision.

Read more about written information from NAWA

Application instructions for obtaining NAWA information on a foreign certificate

NOTE: Foreigners who wish to study Polish-language studies must have a Polish language certificate of at least B2 level.

3. Studies qualification

Within two weeks of submitting the complete set of required documents (passing the entrance exam, if required), you will receive information to your email address provided at registration that the admission decision is ready for download from the enrollment portal.

4. contract, payment and delivery of original documents

A contract is made available along with the qualification decision. Both documents are downloadable from the recruitment profile.

Candidates qualified for the study are required within 2 weeks: 

1. pay the first installment of tuition fees. Payments should be made to the individual account number available on the profile in the recruitment system.

2. sign a contract with the University. A contract is a type of agreement that specifies PJAIT 's obligations to you and yours to PJAIT. Once completed and signed, it must be uploaded to your enrollment profile. The contract must be scanned legibly into a .pdf file, keeping the pages in order.

3. deliver the original high school diploma to the Recruitment Department. The candidate is obliged to present the original matriculation certificate, its copy or a photocopy certified by a notary public. High school diploma can also be sent by mail (registered mail) or courier. The above document can also be provided by a "third party" such as a parent.

Candidates from abroad who will need a certificate of commencement of studies in order to obtain/renew a visa, residence card are required to pay tuition fees for a minimum of one semester in advance.

If your studies are paid for by your employer, for example, you can sign a contract with a University-Sponsor-Student annex. At the time of signing the contract, please make this request.

Note: candidates signing a contract a week before the end of the recruitment period PJAIT does not guarantee the issuance of an ID card and the activation of an account on the University's server before the start of classes.

5. Certificate of admission

In order to obtain a "Certificate of admission of a foreigner to study" (a document necessary to legalize the stay in Poland) it is necessary to pay tuition fees for a minimum of one semester. The certificate at the request of the candidate is sent to the email in the form of a scan. Candidates who need an original certificate must send the request to rekrutacja@pja.edu.pl with the full postal address indicated.